Wednesday, June 15, Outsiders

Objective; Students will analyze characters and the influence society has on their behaviors.

Do Now

How does society affect the way you behave?

1. View second half of Outsiders.

2. Reading response questions.

3. Review.

4. Word Games

Monday, june13, The outsiders

OBJECTIVE: Compare 1960's to current day. Evaluate characters and charcater traits. Make predictions. Interpret text and answer comprehensive questions.

Do Now

 Loyalty - where do you draw the line? Write a paragraph explaining your beliefs. 

Show powerpoints of 1960's.

Review characters of The Outsiders.

Answer questions regarding chapter 1.

Read chapter 2 and answer questions.

View movie.

1. Read chapter 2.

Answer comprehensive questions.

View film.

review.

HW Answr chaper two questions.

Thursday, June 9, The Outsiders

Objective: Students will compare the average lives of American teenagers today to that of those growing up in the 1960's.

DO NOW

What would you do if your best friend killed someone by accident?

Then you will get a laptop:

Research life in the 1960's.

a. How was the economy? What did a gallon of gas cost? A gallon of milk? Loaf of bread? A car? What else?

b. What kind of music was popular?

c. Who was President in 1967?

d. What kinds of clothes did they wear? Look for photos.

e. Hairstyles?

f. What else can you find out??

Write down your answers to be collected at end of class. You may work in pairs.

Wednesday, June 8, The Outsiders - Identity

Objective: Students will be introduced to the theme of Identity. They will define identity and distinguish between individual and group identity.

Do NOW

Think about the ways people are separated from one another into different groups. Write a paragraph or two considering the following:

1. How does this apply to groups of teenagers?
2. How do groups of people differ from other groups of people?
3. How can people join, or leave, certain groups?
4. Who determines whether a teenager belongs to one group or another?
5. Into what group do you fit in? Do you feel that might ever change?

1. Groups / gangs / cliques dislike each other for what reasons? List on board.

2. Read first chapter of  Outsiders.  List characters and describe them. Summerize what happens.

Closure

4. Review list and add on new ideas.

Tuesday, June 7, Talk shows and What's in your heart?

Objective: Students will demonstrate understanding of literature through creative exercises of their choice.

DO NOW

Write a horoscope entry for Romeo and Juliet on thursday, the day they die.

1.  Finish talk show presentations.

2. Create tombstones as per the example for two of the following characters that died:

Mercutio

Romeo

Juliet

Tybalt

Lady Montague

Paris

3. What is in YOUR HEART? Draw a giant heart.  In in put the things closest to your heart in the center and those further away along the edges. If there are specific things that you truly do not like and will never find their way into your heart, then put them on the outside.

3. Turn in study guides.

4. Work on finalizing essays.

Monday, June 6, Romeo and Juliet Talk Show

Objective: Students will demonstrate understanding of how character traits affect behavior.

DO NOW

Choose JUST ONE quote from each section on page 915 Holt text. Identify the metaphor, simile, personificatin or pun (whichever one the section is asking for). So you are answering a total of 4 questions.

R & J Talk show

1. Students will pair up.

2. One will be the Talk show host. The other, a character from Romeo & Juliet.

3. Brainstorm character traits and think about why that character did what he/she did in the story.

4. Develop a set of questions that a talk show host would ask that character. Examples are provided on the handout. You must have a minimum of 6 well thought out questions that require more than yes /no answers.

5. Each group will "perform" their interview in front of the class TODAY.

HW - Complete study guides (due tomorrow).

Friday, June 3, R & J Wrap - Up review / Essay

Objective: Students will demonstrate understanding of plot and themes of Romeo and Juliet.

DO NOW

The Story is Over...handout


1. Review study guide questions and clarify any questions. Study packets must be COMPLETE and turned in for a grade no later than Tuesday, June 7.

2. Continue to work on essays. Type into google docs and share with me.

3. Peer edit

HW - finish essays and study guides!!!

Thursday, June 2, ACT 5 - Final Scene!

Objective: Students will demonstrate understanding of cause and effect in Romeo & Juliet.

DO NOW

Foiled plans are listed below. Complete the sentences.

1. Friar Laurence is willing to secretly marry Romeo and Juliet because________________.

2. Romeo does not tell Mercutio or Tybalt about his marriage to juliet beause _____________. As a result, ______________ killls ___________________.

3. Because Romeo kills ________________ in a fit of rage, _____________ does not sentence him to death, but _________________ him.

4. Friar Laurence and the nurse conspire to help Romeo and Juliet after his banishement. The plan is the Romeo will ____________________, then he will travel to_____________. Then Friar Laurence will tell everyone, get ____________ by the prince and bring Romeo back.

5. The above plan is foiled because Lord Capulet insists that ______________ marry ________ on Wednesday. Juliet would rather die.


6. The Friar has a new plan now. What is it?

7. When Romeo doesn't get the message, The Friar has yet another plan. What is it?

8. If only the Friar beat Romeo to the tomb, maybe all lives would have been saved; but he doesn't. So , he has yet another plan. What is it?

9. Why does the Friar run away out of the tomb?

10. the watchmen are shocked. They find Balthasar and the Friar. Do you think they will speak the truth? Who really knows what happened in the tomb?


ACT 5 - let's finish it!!!!

Study guide questions and essay.